Adding a surcharge of R200 a month to 240 000 prepaid consumers, if all use more than 500kWh a month, would equate to an extra R576 million in revenue from households alone, each year.
The company says the monthly R200 for prepaid meter users is to cover services because more customers have switched to renewable energy
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